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Study finds famous ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n caves are up to 500,000 years older than we thought - and it could help explain a megafaunaÌýmystery
South ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥â€™s is one of the world’s best fossil sites, containing a record spanning more than half a million years. Among the remains preserved in layers of sand are the bones of many iconic ÐÓ°ÉÖ±²¥n megafauna species that became extinct between 48,000 and 37,000 years ago.

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